{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-9/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-9/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2015/5",
  "legislation_title": "Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "schedule/9/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In this Schedule “the total amount of any state pension that has priority”, in relation to a person's state pension under section 13, means the sum of—\n(a) the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 2, 4 or 12,\n(b) the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 7, . . .\n(ba) the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under regulations made under section 10 which make provision corresponding or similar to section 7 and Schedules 3 and 4, and\n(c) the rate of any earlier state pension to which the person is entitled under section 13 (see sub-paragraph (2)).\n(2) Where a person is entitled to two or more state pensions under section 13 because he or she has become entitled to two or more state scheme pension credits, a pension arising because of an earlier credit is an “earlier” state pension for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 9 para. 3(1)(b) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The State Pension (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/80), regs. 1, 3(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 9 para. 3(1)(ba) inserted (6.4.2016) by The State Pension (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/80), regs. 1, 3(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 9 para. 3 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/9/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:14.058015+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}